In the end, Ji Xingze asked the master to draw a simple map of their pioneering land.

Knowing that his status was unusual, and that the magistrate was by his side, the master secretary quickly drew a simple map and handed it to him.

Sun Fuxi followed Ji Xingze for a while and then he understood it.There is really nothing to remember, just go out of the north gate and walk north along the official road. When you see the fork, choose the road on the right and continue, and you will arrive when you see a small stream.

The master also specially warned: "Except for the wasteland enclosed by people, which belongs to the owner, you can reclaim the rest. In order to prevent others from robbing your land, it is best if you decide on the wasteland to be reclaimed after you go there." Circle it. I will take people to measure and register it later, and then distribute the rest of the wasteland to others." This is the benefit of being first-come, you can choose first.If you arrive late, you can only reclaim wasteland that others don't want.

"Thank you for reminding me, my lord." Ji Xingze thanked him.

"Young master, please don't be polite. If you want to thank us, thank our magistrate." Without Qi Yannian's care, he certainly wouldn't be so caring.

"Thank you magistrate!" Ji Xingze thanked Qi Yannian again.

Qi Yannian waved his hand, "Master Ji doesn't need to worry about this little thing. But don't worry, Mr. Ji, the piece of wasteland chosen by Master Wang is indeed relatively good except that it is far away from the capital city." It means that they had three liang of silver before Not in vain.

Ji Xingze accepted the favor, said goodbye to Qi Yannian and Master Wang, and led the crowd towards the north gate.

After leaving the north gate and walking along the official road for a long time, everyone was a little dumbfounded.

Did they go to Fucheng just now?Why is it not even as good as the outskirts of the small county town I went to?It is more and more deviant, more and more desolate.

After finally walking to the fork, you can see an official road leading to the distance on the left. The map shows that there is a Beidaying stationed there, and ordinary people are forbidden to come and go.

The one on the right is obviously not an official road, it is not much wider than the narrow path, and it can barely pass a carriage.If there is another carriage coming from the opposite side, one of the carriages has to go into the wasteland to make way for the other carriage.

"Cousin," Sun Fuxi, who was on the carriage, asked Ji Xingze after walking for a long time, "How far do we have to go? Why haven't we arrived after more than two hours?" The speed of travel was not fast, but it took a long time.

Now she seems to understand why the prefect of Qi is so generous to send them a carriage, because it is too far away, and it will be too difficult to go to Fucheng without a carriage in the future.

Speaking of which, the most indispensable thing among them is to be able to drive a carriage. Whether it is Sun Wangui or Chen Liehu, even Da Kui and others, even Sui Daniu said they can drive a carriage.

This made Sun Fuxi secretly exclaim that the threshold is too low!The level of driving needs to be considered.The reality is that Sun Wangui just tried it, and the carriage slipped away, and he has not lost the chain all the way here.

"It should be coming soon." Ji Xingze felt it quietly, "I feel that the water source is getting closer and closer to us."

"Speaking of water sources, the barren land chosen by the master surnamed Wang this time should be good." Although she has never farmed before, she also knows the importance of water to farming.

"That's right!" Ji Xingze nodded, "That's why I didn't ask to change places after I met the prefect of Qi. But it's really far away from Fucheng, and it's not convenient to buy and sell things in the future."

Sun Fuxi immediately understood what he meant.What are they farming for?Of course, it is to sell the grain for money.What do you do after exchanging money?Of course, to buy the necessities of life.Only in this way can the local economy improve and the people become richer.But inconvenient transportation will become the biggest stumbling block.

But she suddenly thought of a possibility, "You said there is only one prefectural city here," which is determined according to the population, "then there should be a county town and a village under it. Is there a possibility that we will wait here More and more people will spontaneously form villages, and then slowly form county towns? At that time, can we take things to the county town to sell, so we don’t have to go to the prefectural city anymore?”

After hearing this, Ji Xingze felt his eyes light up. He had some sporadic ideas about this before, but he never got it right. Now, after hearing what Sun Fuxi said, he seemed to have found his way again.The smile on the corner of his mouth grew stronger, and he said: "It's not impossible, maybe there will be such a day through our efforts."

"Haha," Sun Fuxi laughed, "Maybe there will be such a day." She was instantly full of hope for the future, and felt that opening up wasteland and farming didn't seem to be so difficult and boring.

But it didn't make her happy for long, and after walking for more than an hour, it was almost evening. Seeing the whiteness around the frozen stream and the back mountain, she was dumbfounded again.

Ask the family: "There is nothing here, where are we going to live in the future?" At this time, we can no longer live in shacks. Even if there is a fire around, people can freeze to death.During the previous journey, they also spent a few times staying in a big car shop for a few nights.What should I do now that there is not even a place to shelter from the wind and snow?

Seeing the desolate scene, Sun Wangui didn't know what to do for a while, but Chen Liehu reminded him to go up the back mountain to find a cave, so he could make do with it for a while.

Right now there was really no better way, so Ji Xingze had no choice but to order Dakui and Shouhou to go up the mountain to find a cave.He, Sun Wangui and Chen Liehu went around first.

He didn't think there was anything interesting, so Sun Fuxi stayed in the carriage with Zhang Yunniang and An's mother and daughter to shelter from the wind.Fearing that the horse would be frightened and an accident would happen, Sun Fuwen and Sun Fuwu even deliberately watched from below.

Not long after, Ji Xingze and the others returned, deliberately gathering all the families together to discuss the future.

Although the three of them are the heads of each family, Chen Liehu and Sun Wangui both value the opinions of their family members, and finally decided to come back and discuss with their own family members before making a decision.

"Let's discuss it now!" Sun Fuxi felt that it was a bit early, and he had to wait until the spring to see the land clearly.On second thought, it's better to choose a place early, it's better to build a simple house to live in first.No matter in ancient times or modern times, people always feel that having a house makes you have a home, and having a home makes you feel at ease.

"It's getting late," Ji Xingze explained, "Didn't you listen to Master Wang's reminder? We have to fence off the land before the next wave of disaster victims arrive." They were considered the early batch, so there weren't so many people rushing here.Looking at Sun Wangui and Chen Liehu again, "I have something to ask my cousin and uncle Chen?" In fact, he just wanted to discuss it in front of the family members, otherwise he would have asked in private just now.

Sun Wangui: "Xingze, what are you talking about?"

"Should the three of us build the house on one piece of land and divide it separately, or after the land is divided, each family will build a house on the land they have allocated?" This point will determine the follow-up development.

"Nephew, why don't you tell me the advantages and disadvantages of this?" Chen Orion asked.

"It can only be said that each has its own advantages and disadvantages. But do we want to build a Zhuangzi? Or do we want to build a village?" This was what Sun Fuxi thought of when he reminded him just now.

When Sun Wangui and Chen Liehu were deep in thought, he said, "Jianzhuangzi is to enclose the fields and houses together, so that it is more convenient to take care of the fields and will not be disturbed by outsiders. But there are also disadvantages, that is, staying away from the crowd. It might be a little difficult to find someone to help. It’s not like having neighbors who get along well, and someone can discuss and take care of big and small things.”

"What about you?" Sun Wangui asked Ji Xingze, "What do you think?"

"I brought a lot of people this time, and it's not suitable for me to live with each family, so I want to build my own Zhuangzi." It is impossible for Ji Xingze to be just an ordinary citizen in the future, so he is naturally not suitable for living in groups.Perhaps this place will only be one of his accommodations, and he may move at any time in the future when the court allocates housing and land.If he doesn't live here at that time, he can just find a Zhuangtou to look after him.So Jianzhuangzi is the best choice for him.

"Our family also wants to live by ourselves." Chen Liehu also said his thoughts later, "Our family of three did not live with the villagers before, and we have long been used to living together by ourselves. From now on, no matter who else is, we will live together. It’s not too far away, as long as we can take care of each other.”

"Fuxi, what do you think?" Sun Wangui wanted to train Sun Fuxi, so he threw this question to her.

Sun Fuxi didn't answer in a hurry, but looked at the brothers first, and asked, "What do you think?"

Sun Fuwen: "I will listen to my father."

Sun Fuwu: "I also listen to my father."

Sun Fushuang and Sun Fuquan didn't answer, and they probably meant the same thing. After all, Sun Wangui has always been in charge of the family's big and small affairs.

"Mom," Sun Fuxi looked at Zhang Yunniang again, "What do you think?" No one in the family can be left behind.On the contrary, Sun Fuxi still attached great importance to his mother's opinion, so he put it at the end.

Zhang Yunniang, who was suddenly named, smiled, "If I have any ideas, of course I will listen to your father."

Sun Wangui smiled, "This is a big matter for our family, you can't just listen to me." He asked Sun Fuxi again, "You little girl, it's useless to run away. Can you tell me what you think now?"

Sun Fuxi blinked mischievously, "There are only three of us here right now, my cousin and Uncle Chen choose to live alone, what else is our family thinking about! Can't we wait for others to come and build a house together?"

Sun Wangui laughed dumbfounded after hearing this, "Fuxi is really right. Well, then our family will also build a Zhuangzi."

What Sun Wangui didn't know was that after he made this decision, the direction of their family's future development would also be completely changed.In the past, they were ordinary farmers, but now they are stepping towards the landlord class step by step, which is also what Sun Fuxi envisioned from the beginning.

Ji Xingze obviously has an advantage in status, and the knowledge his master once taught him, he will definitely not just be an ordinary person.

Sun Fuxi doesn't want to be just a peasant girl for the rest of her life, but she is too young and her abilities are limited, so she can only find ways to make the family prosperous, and making this choice now is only the first step.

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